퇴근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 退勤, from 退 (“withdrawal”) + 勤 (“diligence”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰwe̞(ː)ɡɯn] ~ [ˈtʰø̞(ː)ɡɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [퉤(ː)근/퇴(ː)근]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	toegeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	toegeun
McCune–Reischauer?	t'oegŭn
Yale Romanization?	thōykun

Noun

퇴근 • (toegeun) (hanja 退勤)

1. leaving work, finishing work, getting off from work

Derived terms

• 퇴근하다 (toegeunhada)